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MYCOLOGY

Utah Valley University - BIOL1620

This course section is entirely online. All assignments, quizzes, and exams will be turned in and taken on Canvas. My preferred contact method is our group Slack channel.

Course Syllabus

Text Book


Table of Contents

Week 1 | Week 5 | Week 9 | Week 13

Week 2 | Week 6 | Week 10 | Week 14

Week 3 | Week 7 | Week 11 | Week 15

Week 4 | Week 8 | Week 12 | Week 16


Week 1

Topics:

  • What are fungi? | Chytrids and divergence from metazoa | Fungal phylogeny

Readings and Assignments

  • Read James, et al., 2006
  • Read Webster & Weber: 1.1, 1.5, 6.1
  • Canvas quiz on readings
  • Find and grow zygomycete fungi (Canvas assignment)
  • Get “Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard” by Nicholas Money (LINK)

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Week 2

Topics

  • The “hyphal lifestyle” | Fungal physiology | Zygomycetes | Reproduction in fungi

Readings and Assignments

  • Read Fisher, et al., 2018
  • Read Webster & Weber: 1.3 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3.1 | 7.3.2
  • Canvas quiz on readings

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Week 3

Topics

  • Ascomycetes | Species concept in fungi | Anamorphs and Teleomorphs | Dikaryotism

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Week 4

Topics

  • Basidiomycetes

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Week 5

Topics

  • Fungal development | Mushroom mechanics | Active dispersal

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Week 6

Topics

  • Medical mycology

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Week 7

Topics

  • Plant pathogens

Readings and Assignments

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Week 8

Topics

  • Distribution and dispersal | Population ecology

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Week 9

Topics

  • Symbioses: Endophytes

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Week 10

Topics

  • Symbioses: Mycorrhizae

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Week 11

Topics

  • Symbioses: Lichens

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Week 12

Topics

  • Fungal ecosystem services

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Week 13

Topics

  • Ethnomycology

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Week 14

Thanksgiving Break










Week 15

Topics

  • Molecular mycology | Intro to fungal bioinformatics

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Week 16

Topics

  • Wrap-up

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